USA South Announces 50th Anniversary Softball Team

Jan 29, 2014

(FAYETTEVILLE,N.C.) –
The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South
Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of great
student-athlete performances, each current League institution was
given the opportunity to submit names of student-athletes who have
competed within the Conference, completed their athletic
eligibility and excelled not only on their campuses but in the
Conference as a whole.

The maximum amount of athletes an institution could submit for
each sport was twice the typical starting lineup of
that particular sport. Due to the short length of their
presence in the USA South or sport-sponsorship, some current USA
South institutions are not included in some of the sports.

The sport of softball began in the Conference in a slow-pitch
format with its first championships awarded in 1982 and
transitioned into fast-pitch three years later. It is not
unusual to see multiple Conference teams receive a bid to the NCAA
Tournament. At least two Conference teams have been selected
to play in the NCAA Tournament in six of the last seven seasons.
Recently, the Conference Tournament has been very competitive as a
different team has received the Conference's automatic bid to the
NCAA Tournament for four consecutive years.

The USA South's 50th Anniversary Softball Team Members follow
(as chosen by the particular institution):